Improvement in children s carriages



W. E. CRVANDALL.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

N0.'174:,7Z1. Patented March 14;, 1876.

N. PE-TERS, PHOTO-UTNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTONv D C.

NI'IED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM E. CRANDALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,721, dated March14, 1876; application filed February 5, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it'known that 1, WILLIAM E. CRANDALL, ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Childs Carriage, of which the following is aspecification:

Figure 1 is a side view of a childs carriage to which my improvement hasbeen applied. Fig. 2. is a detail front View of the top. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section of the same taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 1.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved top for childrenscarriages, which shall be so constructed that it may be readily takenapart and packed in small compass for storage or transportation, andwhich shall be simple in construction and neat and tasteful inappearance.

The invention consists in making a childscarriage body in severalindependent and detachable parts, so as to facilitate transportation,all as hereinafter described.

A represents the wheels, and B the body, of a childs carriage. O are thehandles, which are attached to the rear part of the body B. To theseat-arms of the body B are attached the lower ends of the frames D, tothe upper ends of which is attached the cover E. The frames D areattached to the bodyB by screws, so that they can be readily detachedwhen desired. For the same reason, the coverE may be secured to theupper ends of the frames D by dowel-pins. The dowel-pins may be attachedto the frames D, and enter holes in the cover" E, or may be attached tothe cover E and enter holes in. the frames D, and may be secured inplace by small screws.

The rear side of the top D E is provided with a curtain, F, which may besecured by knobs in the usual way. The frames D are provided with sashesG containing glass, which sashes are hinged at their rear edges to therear parts of the frames D, said hinges being so formed that the sashesmay be readily lifted off when desired. The sashes may be provided withcurtains H, if desired. The frames D are also provided withspring-rollers and shades, constructed and operated in the same way asspringrollers and shades of windows.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The body of a childs carriage, having the two frames DD, cover E, and sashes G made severally independent and detachable, asand for the purpose specified.

WM. E. ORANDALL. Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, T. B. MOSHER.

